CA2653427A1 - Castor wheel assembly - Google Patents
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- CA2653427A1 CA2653427A1 CA002653427A CA2653427A CA2653427A1 CA 2653427 A1 CA2653427 A1 CA 2653427A1 CA 002653427 A CA002653427 A CA 002653427A CA 2653427 A CA2653427 A CA 2653427A CA 2653427 A1 CA2653427 A1 CA 2653427A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
- B60B33/00—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors
- B60B33/04—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors adjustable, e.g. in height; linearly shifting castors
- B60B33/045—Castors in general; Anti-clogging castors adjustable, e.g. in height; linearly shifting castors mounted resiliently, by means of dampers
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Abstract
A castor wheel assembly comprises a tubular casing of rectangular cross section extending in axial direction between a pair of opposed ends and a swivel member for connecting the casing to an object supported thereon for relative rotation about a vertical swivel axis. A shaft extends horizontally through the casing for connection to pivot arms at opposed ends thereof. A castor wheel is coupled between the pivot arms spaced radially outwardly from the shaft. A flange spans radially from the shaft a fully width of the casing along a length of the shaft.
Elastomeric material supports the shaft and the flange along one wall of the casing such that the elastomeric material is arranged to be compressed between the flange and an opposing wall of the casing by rotation of the shaft resulting from upward deflection of the wheel relative to the casing.
Elastomeric material supports the shaft and the flange along one wall of the casing such that the elastomeric material is arranged to be compressed between the flange and an opposing wall of the casing by rotation of the shaft resulting from upward deflection of the wheel relative to the casing.
Claims (14)
1. A castor wheel assembly for supporting an object thereon for rolling movement along the ground, the assembly comprising:
a base member arranged for supporting the object thereon;
a tubular casing extending in axial direction between a pair of opposed ends of the casing;
a swivel member supporting the base member on the tubular casing for relative rotation about a vertical swivel axis;
a shaft extending through the tubular casing between the opposed ends of the casing and being supported for pivotal movement relative to the casing about a first horizontal axis extending in the axial direction between the opposed ends of the casing;
a pair of arms coupled to the shaft at the opposed ends of the casing respectively so as to be arranged for rotation with the shaft relative to the casing about the first horizontal axis;
a wheel coupled between the pair of arms for rotation about a second horizontal axis oriented parallel to and spaced from the first horizontal axis;
the wheel extending below a bottom edge of the arms so as to be arranged for rolling engagement along the ground;
the shaft comprising at least one flange portion which is rotatable with the arms relative to the casing about the first horizontal axis;
said at least one flange portion spanning radially from the first horizontal axis along a length of the shaft between the opposed ends of the casing;
elastomeric material supporting the shaft in the casing in abutment with one wall of the casing such that the elastomeric material spans between the shaft and an opposing wall of the casing;
the elastomeric material being arranged to be compressed by relative rotation between the shaft and the casing responsive to upward deflection of the castor wheel relative to the casing.
a base member arranged for supporting the object thereon;
a tubular casing extending in axial direction between a pair of opposed ends of the casing;
a swivel member supporting the base member on the tubular casing for relative rotation about a vertical swivel axis;
a shaft extending through the tubular casing between the opposed ends of the casing and being supported for pivotal movement relative to the casing about a first horizontal axis extending in the axial direction between the opposed ends of the casing;
a pair of arms coupled to the shaft at the opposed ends of the casing respectively so as to be arranged for rotation with the shaft relative to the casing about the first horizontal axis;
a wheel coupled between the pair of arms for rotation about a second horizontal axis oriented parallel to and spaced from the first horizontal axis;
the wheel extending below a bottom edge of the arms so as to be arranged for rolling engagement along the ground;
the shaft comprising at least one flange portion which is rotatable with the arms relative to the casing about the first horizontal axis;
said at least one flange portion spanning radially from the first horizontal axis along a length of the shaft between the opposed ends of the casing;
elastomeric material supporting the shaft in the casing in abutment with one wall of the casing such that the elastomeric material spans between the shaft and an opposing wall of the casing;
the elastomeric material being arranged to be compressed by relative rotation between the shaft and the casing responsive to upward deflection of the castor wheel relative to the casing.
2. The assembly according to Claim 1 wherein said at least one flange portion comprises a single flange abutted along one wall of the casing.
3. The assembly according to either one of Claims 1 or 2 wherein the first horizontal axis is located adjacent a top wall of the casing.
4. The assembly according to any one of Claims 1 through 3 wherein said at least one flange portion is arranged to span substantially a full cross sectional dimension of the casing.
5. The assembly according to Claim 4 wherein said at least one flange portion is arranged to lay flat against one wall of the housing and the elastomeric material spans between the flange portion and an opposing wall of the casing lying parallel to the flange portion.
6. The assembly according to any one of Claims 1 through 5 wherein the casing is square in cross section and the first horizontal axis is positioned in one corner of the square cross section of the casing.
7. The assembly according to Claim 6 wherein said at least one flange portion spans a full distance between two adjacent corners of the square cross section of casing.
8. The assembly according to Claim 6 wherein the first horizontal axis is positioned adjacent an upper one of the comers of the cross section of the casing and said at least one flange portions comprises a single flange depending downwardly from the first horizontal axis to span a full height of the casing.
9. The assembly according to any one of Claims 1 through 8 wherein said at least one flange portion comprises a single flange against one wall of the casing and the elastomeric material is arranged to substantially fill the casing between the flange portion and remaining ones of the walls of the casing.
10. The assembly according to any one of Claims 1 through 9 wherein the elastomeric material is arranged to span continuously across a full cross section of the casing between two opposed walls of the casing.
11. The assembly according to any one of Claims 1 through 10 wherein said at least one flange portion is located adjacent one wall of the casing and wherein there is provided an adjustment screw threadably received through said one wall so as to be arranged to displace the flange portion away from said one wall to pre-compress the elastomeric material such that the castor wheel is deflected upwardly relative to the casing.
12. The assembly according to any one of Claims 1 through 11 wherein the vertical swivel axis is arranged to be offset from the first horizontal axis.
13. The assembly according to Claim 12 wherein the shaft and elastomeric material are arranged to be supported in the casing in two orientations which are reversible relative to one another, a radial distance of the second horizontal axis of the wheel relative to the vertical swivel axis being different from one another in the two orientations.
14. The assembly according to any one of Claims 1 through 13 wherein the tubular casing is square in cross section so as to define four walls, the shaft being abutted against two adjacent walls of the casing by the elastomeric material.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US2967108P | 2008-02-19 | 2008-02-19 | |
| US61/029,671 | 2008-02-19 |
Publications (2)
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| CA2653427A1 true CA2653427A1 (en) | 2009-08-19 |
| CA2653427C CA2653427C (en) | 2012-07-17 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA2653427A Active CA2653427C (en) | 2008-02-19 | 2009-01-30 | Castor wheel assembly |
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| US (1) | US20090205164A1 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2653427C (en) |
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| US4462138A (en) * | 1981-05-04 | 1984-07-31 | Pemco-Kalamazoo, Inc. | Wheel bracket assembly having a resilient element with progressively increasing resistance |
| US4485521A (en) * | 1982-06-21 | 1984-12-04 | Metropolitan Wire Corporation | Shock absorbing caster provided with an elastomeric member to prevent water collection therein |
| US4559669A (en) * | 1984-06-07 | 1985-12-24 | Darnell Corporation, Ltd. | Shock resistant caster having pressure plates and centering projections |
| US5448796A (en) * | 1993-10-20 | 1995-09-12 | Larson; Albert W. | Sprung castor wheel assembly |
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| US6499184B2 (en) * | 2001-05-14 | 2002-12-31 | Ross Design & Engineering, Inc. | Elastomeric biased caster |
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